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For Congresswoman McCarthy, gun control has long been a front line issue.
McCarthy reacts to Giffords shooting
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, a longtime advocate of gun control, spoke out regarding the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others in Arizona last Saturday. Shooting suspect Jared Loughner appeared in Federal court in Phoenix on Tuesday. more
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Sen. Dean Skelos, second from right, was sworn in as majority leader on the floor of the New York State Senate on Jan. 4, as his father, Basil, left, and son, Adam, watched. With his wife, Gail, holding the bible, Associate Justice Peter B. Skelos, Dean’s brother, administered the oath of office.
Skelos takes office
Sen. Dean Skelos assumed the two most powerful posts in the State Senate — majority leader and president pro tem — last week. more
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Earlene Hooper and other NY lawmakers are exploiting a loophole which will allow them to 'double dip,' receiving both their salaries and a pension.
Hooper, N.Y. lawmakers to receive pension, salary
Nearly a dozen New York state legislators, including Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper (D-Hempstead), will collect two checks from taxpayers next year: one for their salaries and another for their pensions. more
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An outflow pipe is discharging sewage into waters connected to Baldwin's bays.
Dumping disaster
“You just smelled it again,” said Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick), who stood at West Bay Drive in Long Beach last month with several West Pine Street residents. Denenberg was observing a brown plume moving across Reynolds Channel — a waterway adjoining a system of bays including Baldwin Bay, Middle Bay, Randal Bay and Parsonage Cove. “That is [from the] sewage treatment plant,” he said. “You shouldn’t be smelling it from here.” more
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Dean Skelos
Back on Top
Long Island’s nine senators will become part of the Republican majority in the New York State Senate next month, and as their leader, Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre is expected to have their … more
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Jack Martins, pictured here on Election Night, declared himself the winner at the Republican Headquarters that night. A judge decided the vote in his favor on Saturday.
Martins wins 7th Senate District seat
Mineola Mayor Jack Martins was officially declared the victor in his race against 7th State District Senator Craig Johnson by a Nassau County Supreme Court Judge on Saturday. But Johnson announced on … more
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer
Senator calls on EPA for bay fix
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to reimburse Nassau County for more than $20 million in federal sewer construction funds so the county can end the … more
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Comptroller to county, MTA: To save LI Bus, share the funding
Just work it out. That’s the advice Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos has offered County Executive Ed Mangano and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which are at a standstill over funding the Long Island Bus System. more
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Brian Curran, left, and Ed Ra are taking over for two veteran assemblymen in neighboring districts in western Nassau County.
An interview with Brian Curran and Edward Ra
The Herald sat down with newly-elected NYS Assemblymen Brian Curran and Edward Ra. more
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Election night-mare
It took longer than usual for Nassau County election results to come in this year than it has in previous years, due apparently to the new electronic voting machine system that was implemented this … more
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